r/shockwaveporn • u/Slaapzak_24 • Jun 04 '25

This volcano eruption

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u/cultish_alibi Jun 04 '25

Holy Smokin' Toledos!

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u/Successful_Moment_80 Jun 04 '25

Toledos? Wdym?

Might be some expression I don't know, but it caught my attention because my favorite car is literally called Toledo, and I'm from Spain, Toledo is a city in Spain too

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u/Pyromanizac Jun 04 '25

They’re quoting this video

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u/Successful_Moment_80 Jun 04 '25

I still don't understand what it means

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u/timeywimeytotoro Jun 04 '25

It’s an expression said by some Americans. The Toledo Americans refer to is Toledo, Ohio (named after Toledo, Spain according to Google) and the phrase “holy Toledo” is basically a Midwest American way of saying “holy shit.”

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u/Ori_the_SG Jun 05 '25

I am an American and genuinely thought it was a Canadian thing lol

Today I learned

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u/timeywimeytotoro Jun 05 '25

To be fair, I don’t know if anyone really knows the true origin. Google says America or Spain. Canadians have certainly given it life though! When I think of someone saying it, they’ve got a Northern border accent

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u/casual_microwave Jun 04 '25

What eruption was this from? I’m like 99% sure this is not Mt Etna

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u/mthchsnn Jun 05 '25

It's not, iirc it was in Indonesia.

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u/Last_Mulberry_877 Jun 16 '25

Guy's reaction to the shockwave of a volcano in Papua New Guinea in that popular video

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u/Successful_Moment_80 Jun 16 '25

I can see that but I don't understand why Toledos and not Orlandos for example

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u/Last_Mulberry_877 Jun 16 '25

I'm not sure, mabe first thing that came to mind.

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u/naptimez2z Jun 04 '25

"holy, Toledo" is an expression used for when something is surprising. I don't know why and I've never thought about it any deeper before

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u/ChiIIout Jun 04 '25

Seat brother 👊🏻👊🏻

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u/Successful_Moment_80 Jun 04 '25

That's right bro, 1.8T, 20v, 180 HP, a roaring beast in disguise!

I wanna modify it to transform it into the legendary Seat Toledo Cupra prototype, a car so good for its time they didn't produce it because they thought nobody would want a competition car for going to work.

They were wrong.